Learning Romanian language

1). "încă nu înțeleg" - the action of understanding (a înțelege) didn't happen yet, but is likely to happen in the near future.
2). "nu mai înţeleg" - the action of understanding has happened in the past, but due to new informations added the subject doesn't understand anymore. (the action of understanding has stopped)
3). "încă mai înțeleg" - the action of understanding has happened in the past, continues to happen in the present, but the future is uncertain.
1). "tot nu înțeleg" - the action of not understanding has happened in the past and continues to happen in the present, again the future is uncertain

Both "mai" and "încă" are used to denote a repetitive action that has happened in the past and continues to happen in the future; therefor "inca nu mai inteleg" is incorrect because it contains both an affirmative and a negative repetitive adv. in regards to the action of understanding ("încă" and "nu mai").

Mai

- adverb of comparison
Mai bun = Better
Mai frecvent = More frequently
Te iubesc mai mult ca niciodată. = I love you more than ever.
- used to form the superlative form of adverbs
Tu ești cel mai bun/Tu ești cea mai bună (m/f) = You are the best.

Um, plenty more to write on these words, i'll be back when i get home, right now i need to leave my office.
Pa pa (Bye bye)

del, multumesc frumos pentru explicare dat. mai inteleg dar trebuie sa-l studiez.

Mulțumesc foarte mult, Del

What's the difference between "iubire" and "dragoste" ?

i don't believe there is a difference. Just another way to say the same thing.

"iubirea mea" and "dragostea mea" mean the same thing.... My love.

Hmmm... Interesting... Mulțumesc, Mike.

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There is only a slight difference: iubire comes from Russian, and it means love. Dragoste... I'm not sure of its origins, but it doesn't have an exact translation. It can be considered "dear" or "someone/thing cared for" or "the act of caring or loving, in a way close to coveting".

I believe in Rom, Dragă/Drag is the word for "dear" according to your definition. Maybe dragoste also means this.

Draga mea - my dear (fem)
dragul meu - my dear (masc)

Yes, that's pretty close to what I'm trying to say. But there's no exact definition...

Isn't dragoste (or maybe dragostea) a noun whereas iubire is a verb? I think I asked a Romanian friend of mine before and the told me that but I'm not sure....

Originally Posted by kutekito

Isn't dragoste (or maybe dragostea) a noun whereas iubire is a verb? I think I asked a Romanian friend of mine before and the told me that but I'm not sure....

"a iubi" is the verb form for "to love".

Eu iubesc, Tu iubeşti, el-ea iubeşte, noi iubim, voi iubiţi, ei-ele iubesc
(I, you, he-she, we, you, they love)

There is also "a dragosti", but it isn't clear to me its usage.

"a se iubi" and "a se îndragosti" verbs used when saying fell in love with someone.


Please, if a native can assist this discussion as i'm never sure of anything.

Mike, from what I've found, you're correct.

By the way... Does the verb "învăța" mean "to teach", "to learn", or both?

da, "a învăta" means both "to teach" and "to learn".

you can't learn to someone, so it makes sense if you think of it in these terms.

înveţi română - you learn romanian
mă înveţi română - you teach me romanian

Romanian also has "a preda" for "to teach".

Profesorul predă română - the teacher teaches romanian.

* "a preda" is a new verb for me. So I'm not sure if you can say "te predau română" - (I teach you romanian). I'll ask someone tomorrow unless someone here answers before I can post.

Originally Posted by dragonfly93

There is only a slight difference: iubire comes from Russian, and it means love. Dragoste... I'm not sure of its origins, but it doesn't have an exact translation. It can be considered "dear" or "someone/thing cared for" or "the act of caring or loving, in a way close to coveting".

Just wanted to say that "drag/draga" probably also has Russian origins as "dorogoi" means the same - "dear" or "expensive".

Originally Posted by kutekito

Isn't dragoste (or maybe dragostea) a noun whereas iubire is a verb? I think I asked a Romanian friend of mine before and the told me that but I'm not sure....

Both iubire and dragoste are nouns. As verbs they would be a iubi - to love and a fi indragostit - to be inloved.
Now, as noun, many would be tempted to say that both mean love (which they do), but if you go deeper they are a bit different: dragoste appears at the begining , is the start of iubire, considered to be more superficial and it lasts less, while iubire is a more mature way of carrying about someone, takes some time to get to it, but is more profound than dragoste and also lasts more, even a lifetime

Originally Posted by mike123

"a se iubi" and "a se îndragosti" verbs used when saying fell in love with someone.

a se iubi means to love itself while a se indragosti means to fell inlove with somebody

Originally Posted by mike123

da, "a învăta" means both "to teach" and "to learn".

you can't learn to someone, so it makes sense if you think of it in these terms.

înveţi română - you learn romanian
mă înveţi română - you teach me romanian

Romanian also has "a preda" for "to teach".

Profesorul predă română - the teacher teaches romanian.

* "a preda" is a new verb for me. So I'm not sure if you can say "te predau română" - (I teach you romanian). I'll ask someone tomorrow unless someone here answers before I can post.

verry good mike

i only have a small correction: if you wanna use the verb a preda then the correct form is îţi predau română

the verb a preda is a homonym which means it is a word that has the same form and the same pronunciation with another word, but they have different meanings. So, a preda can mean to teach or to hand over/to deliver/to surrender

I didn't know about iubire/dragoste differences. Thank you.

I suspected about "îţi predau română" but I get confused with it because I think "îţi învăţ" is incorrect.

Mulțumesc pe Kmmy și Mike